A question for all who love BoP and look forward to BoS

[MACADEMIC]

Hi all,

I've done some rather extensive flight model studies of Birds of Prey and of its sister product Wings of Prey recently.

The result in short was that the aircraft in BoP are all really overpowered in comparision to historical performance data, however have been artificially limited in their horizontal top speed performance (this has also been confirmed to me by the devs, although they said they had not done so intentionally). So, for example, a P-51 climbs and accelerates about twice as good as it should, however doesn't get anywhere near its historical top speed in horizontal flight.

In Wings of Prey, all flight models were initially underpowered, but have now been brought to historical specifications, meaning they are not as good in climb and acceleration, but have better top speeds in horizontal flight when compared to the Birds of Prey flight models.

This has a significant effect on gameplay. In BoP, the planes are really maneuverable and give you a lot of freedom moving through the dimensions. In WoP, you really have to be much more careful with your maneuvers and watch your speed and energy closely. Having altitude advantage plays a way bigger role here, it's very hard to beat an opponent who is above you.

So as it is at the moment, Wings of Prey gives you the more historically accurate flying experience but is quite a bit harder to fly, while Birds of Prey gives you more freedom of movement and (my personal opinion) more fun.

What would you like to see in the sequel Birds of Steel? Would you like the flight models to stay as they are in BoP, or become more authentic as they are in WoP? Or would you like to see an option for both?

Please vote and have your say here on the thread!

Thanks guys!

MAC